Exam 3 Flashcards

1
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3 causes for division of kingdom after Solomon

A
  1. Spiritual Syncretism
  2. Political
  3. Social
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2
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Who was Jeroboam, and his religion

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  • First king over northern kingdom of Israel

- New Eccumenicalism= Easy access, More fun, Inclusive (priesthood open to all)

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3
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Capital city of Israel and Judah

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Israel: Samaria
Judah: Jerusalem

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4
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Two “one last call” prophets to unite a divided kingdom

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Elijah and Elisha

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5
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Total number of kings

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40 kings (Israel 20 all evil) (Judah 20 few good, most evil)

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6
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The Assyrians and their foreign policy

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  • Terrorists (rape,pillage,invade)

- Assimilation

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7
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The Babylonians and their foreign policy

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  • King Nebuchadnezzar

- Deportation

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8
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How many deportations did people of Judah experience

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1st Deportation 606 BC (Daniel)

2nd Deportation 597 BC (Ezekiel)

3rd Deportation 587 BC (Fall of Jerusalem)

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9
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Who leveled Jerusalem

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Nebuchadnezzar (Babylonians)

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10
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What happened to Jews when deported? How long did this last?

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exiled in Babylon for 70 years

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11
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Dates: Fall of Israel, Judah

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Israel: 722 BC
Judah: 587 BC

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12
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Persians and their foreign policy

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  • King: Cyrus the great

- Policy: Free to return to homeland

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13
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How long was the exile in Babylon

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70 years

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14
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Did the Jews return after exile

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Only 1%

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15
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What Jewish holiday commemorates book of Esther

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Purim (feast of purim)

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16
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purpose and difference of 1-2 Kings and 1-2 Chronicles

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1-2 Kings: negative, explains why God judges

1-2 Chronicles: positive, explains why God restores

17
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How is prophecy like a painting

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like impression (not realism)

18
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role of God’s prophets

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  • Speak to Israelites about their waywardness
  • turn their hearts back to God
  • prepare them for the coming of the messiah
19
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marks of a false prophet

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  • popular
  • no mention of judgement
  • use religion for personal advancement
  • driven by political agendas
20
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Prophetic telescoping

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  • technique used by prophets
  • uses localized situations to foreshadow global issues
  • look at events in the future as one event (coming of Christ)
  • may collapse events down so that near and distant developments are indistinguishable
21
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2 prophets sent to Northern kingdom of Israel

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  • Amos

- Hosea

22
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Amos’ background and message

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  • fig farmer

- God judges people who discriminate or oppress others

23
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Hosea’s background and message

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  • Married “prostitute” Gomer

- Spirit of prostitution leads them astray, unfaithful to God

24
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2 prophets preached concerning Nineveh

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  • Jonah

- Nahum

25
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Jonah’s story and message

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  • Jonah tries to run from preaching to Nineveh, gets thrown overboard, swallowed by big fish, vomited, then heads to Nineveh
  • Message: God’s compassion extends to us all (even terrorists)
26
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How is Nahum’s message tied to Jonah’s

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  • Nahum gets to preach the message Jonah wanted to

- The Lord is good, but by no means will clear the guilty. God uses Assyria to discipline the Northern tribes

27
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Micah’s big question

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  • In a wounded, oppressive world, what does God require of us?
  • We are called to follow and walk the path given to us (Christ)
28
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Who is Isaiah’s servant of the lord and what is his mission

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  • Servant: Jesus

- Mission: be a light to the nations (Redeem sins, new worldwide exodus, establish eternal kingdom on earth)

29
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“Day of the Lord” Prophets and their message

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-Zepheniah, Habukkuk, Joel

Message:

Day of visitation: God is knocking at our door
Day of darkness: exposes, reprimands those who mock God
Day of blessing: exonerates, delivers those who trust God

30
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Main takeaway of Obadiah

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  • Don’t smirk over misfortune of others
  • God notices “harm-joy”
  • unforgiveness can carry over for generations
31
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Jist of what happened to God’s people? Jeremiah?

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  • They went after worthlessness and became worthless

- Jeremiah: thrown in Jail by king of Judah, left to die

32
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Baal vs. Baalzebub vs. Beelzebub

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Baal: lord of the high place
Baalzebub: lord of the flies
Beelzebub: prince of demons

33
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The exilic prophets

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Daniel, Ezekiel, Ezra/Nehemiah

34
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What did Nehemiah do to help the Jews, who opposed him

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  • Led 3rd wave of return to Judea
  • Rebuild Jerusalem’s walls
  • Samaritans (Northern tribe) opposed Jews
35
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Post-exilic prophets during the 3 returns

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  • Haggai

- Zechariah

36
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Haggai and Zechariah’s main message

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  • complete the temple!
  • God’s glory doesn’t fill it
  • Now it needs a wall
37
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Malachi’s main message

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Questions can be either:

Combative (argumentative)

or

Respectful (greater understanding)